The Star: May 25, 2017

The Star: May 25,

SEE INSIDE FOR THE LATEST BETTER LIVING & LEISURE MAY 2017 BETTER LIVING & LEISURE MAY 2017 THESE THREE power brokers hold the key to easing the pain of thousands of people who struggle daily to get a car park close to Christchurch Hospital. But incredibly, the new Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration and MP for Christchurch Central Nicky Wagner (top), Canterbury District Health Board acting chief executive Mary Gordon (middle) and Mayor Lianne Dalziel are not talking to each other about the Hagley Park Hospital Corner solution. OFFER FIT A FUJITSU In the past two weeks TheStar has been asking people if Hospital Corner should be used as a temporary car park. The feedback has been a resounding: YES. People have had enough of the hospital parking debacle. A poll on our website www.star.kiwi showed 63.1 per TO HEAT YOUR HOME FULLY INSTALLED Accredited installers | 10yr workmanship guarantee | 6yr warranty Ph 377 0034 15/114 Sawyers Arms Road www.dimockheatpumps.co.nz email: sales@dimocks.net.nz on 8KW Heat Pum Deal Hot Hot cent of respondents want a car park there, as long as it was temporary. Those against the idea were 36.9 per cent. But TheStar can reveal Mrs Wagner, Ms Gordon and Ms Dalziel haven’t even spoken to each other about the possible temporary solution. Heat Pump for Just KW 8 ASTG24L Fujitsu $2,999 Warranty Year Six Fully Installed* PH 377 0034 OR 0800 800 734 Installed back to back, up to 3 met run and electrIcal supply wIthIn 6 m Thursday, May25, 2017The best read and largest circulating newspaper in Christchurch HAGLEY PARK It’s time to act Power brokers not talking to each other 5.4Kw Hi Wall $1,999 FULLY INSTALLED* MODEL: ASTG14LUCB Call for a FREE Home consultation & Quotation today! * Conditions apply. Installed back to back, up to three metre pipe run and electrical supply within 6 metres. AWAITING COPY Ad Number: FG9853 Artwork: FG9853 Size: 9x8 Description: JOHN RHIND FUNERAL DIRECTORS Account: Forward 50 key # jr_966 Colour: F Filename: FG9853 AWAITING COPY Ad Number: FG9853 Artwork: FG9853 Size: 9x8 Description: JOHN RHIND FUNERAL DIRECTORS Account: Forward 50 key # jr_966 Colour: F Filename: FG9853 In last week’s TheStar Mrs Wagner said considering Hospital Corner was “logical.” Neither Ms Gordon or Ms Dalziel will give a personal view. But asked yesterday why she had not raised it with the city council or hospital board Mrs Wagner said: “It’s not part of my responsibility to solve parking problems around the hospital. I know each of them (CDHB, city council, Otakaro Ltd) have their positions and I’m not going to try and change their minds.” •Turn to page 5 Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our NEW re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair all types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Roller, Hollands, Romans and Pleated – with environmentally friendly cleaning products. Temperature Controlled Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - eg Austrian & Roman New Blind Sales Priced from $30 Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. Bookings are required. Burglary spree cracked in city • By Andrew King INSIDE INSIDE WEST COAST WEEKEND WEST COAST WEEKEND POLICE APPEAR to have broken a major burglary ring targeting homes in Christchurch’s northwest suburbs. Eighty-three houses have been burgled in Ilam, Bryndwr and Strowan over the past 10 weeks. They have been carried out during the day when householders were not there. A 30-yearold was arrested on Friday and since then the number of burglaries had dropped, Detective Sergeant Ross Tarawhiti said yesterday. Police believe there are other people linked to the arrested man who were also allegedly involved in the break-ins. Jewellery and other quickly moveable items such as cellphones have been stolen. The arrested man was ambushed by detectives on Friday who were in Ilam investigating the break-ins. He was allegedly spotted coming out of a property and then observed going into others. The detectives then pounced, apprehending the 30-year-old. He appeared in the district court on Friday charged with two counts of burglary and possession of instruments used for burglary, and a small amount of cannabis. •Turn to page 4 BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... Page 2 COOLNESS OVER 50 Page3 WASHPEN WALK Page 8 JUST BREATHE Page 9 Page 2 COOLNESS OVER 50 Page3 WASHPEN WALK Page 8 JUST BREATHE Page 9 Convenient Location Drop blinds into us by 9am, at 330 Cashel Street (near the Fitzgerald end), and collect them at the end of the day. Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $20 per blind OPEN Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.00pm Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St www.blindcare.co.nz < SCAN QR code for Info